Rough Collie

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I love tri colored Collies....my
boyfriend had one named Prince who passed away almost 6
months ago. Prince had a great personality, and always
wanted companionship, to play and just enjoy life. My
boyfriend and I are looking for a great breeder to get
another one.

Hi from Ann in West Lothian
Scotland. I have a 2 1/2 year old sable and white
rough collie called Elvis. I just love these dogs. Love the website.

CUTE DOGS!!!!THEY'RE ADORABLE!!!!

my prince a rough collie was my favorite dog but
sadly he passed away last sunday and i miss him so much.
He was only 10years, 6months old and i do wonder if
there was something i could have done for him to live
longer. I feel so guilty, because we had to have him put
to sleep because he went off his back legs and had a
serious heart murmur

Just on this site for the first
time and I also have a collie pup she's 6 months old now
and we love her to bits and that's how my best golf
glove is now.............in bits but we still love her.

A Rough Collie
is a breed of dog created in the beginning for herding in Scotland.
It is well known because of the works of writer Albert Payson
Terhune, and was made popular later on by the Lassie novel, films,
and TV shows. There is also a smooth-coated dog; some breed
organizations consider the smooth-coat and rough-coat dogs to be
fluctuations of the breed.

Appearance

Collies come in five basic coat colours: sable and white, where the "Sable"
ranges from pale tan to a golden mahogany; white (which some breed standards
disallow); tricolour, which is primarily black edged in tan; sable merle, almost
identical to a sable and white, yet with a slightly mottled sable coat, and blue
merle, which is a mottled gray. All come with white coat areas, in the collar,
parts of the leg, and maybe tail tip. Some may have white blazes on their faces.
Tricolours are more likely to have a tan blaze on their face.

Temperament

The double layered coat needs to be brushed frequently and thoroughly to keep
it in a show condition, but it does not require extensive care. Rough collies
should show no nervousness or aggressiveness, and are good with children and
other animals. However, they must be well socialized to prevent shyness. They
are mid to large sized dogs, are suited to live in small apartments because of
their calm disposition; as they are not high strung as the Poodle, Labrador and
other hunting breeds. The herding instinct is very much apparent in some dogs,
but other dogs do not show this as much. Rough Collies are very loyal and
protective to their owners.

They are a good family dog. They are eager to learn and to please and respond
best to a gentle hand. They relish human company and should be let outside as
they need to run and exercise. By nature gentle and domesticated, they are
fearless in danger and will rush to defend their owners. Due to several booms in
the popularity of this breed, breeders more concerned with profit than breeding
good dogs have produced Collies that are high-strung, neurotic or extremely shy.
These problems are not typical of well-bred Collies, and can usually be avoided
by acquiring a Collie either through an ethical breeder or a good rescue
organization.

History

Both Rough and Smooth collies are descended from a localised variety of
herding dog originating in Scotland. Originally, there were numerous forms
of these dogs. After the industrial revolution, dog ownership became
fashionable, and these early collies were crossed with the Borzoi (Russian
Wolfhound), to get a more "noble" head, which is today one of the true
characteristics of the rough collie. Continued breeding for show purposes
drastically changed the appearance of the dogs; it was in the 1960s a much
taller dog than today. Earlier dogs were also more sturdy in build.

They are friendly, unaggressive dogs. The coat needs to be brushed frequently
to keep it in a show condition, but it doesn't require extensive care. They are
mid-sized dogs, suiting them to live in small houses and apartments.

Our dogs from left to right
- Fox sadly she died in june 08 aged 14, and was mum to the two
pups (middle of the pic) then there's duke, his on bebo at -
http://www.bebo.com/dogduke,
then sheppie, then there's the one and only prince, again no
longer with us, after loosing a battle with nose cancer, and was
the 2nd lassie, he knew everything, and did what you asked him,
no matter what.

Photo of Molly sent in by Jo and
Stan - Many thanks

Just to add to the comments left a
few weeks ago we now have our beautiful collie Puppy, Mollie. She
is absolutely fantastic and has brought so much joy to our lives.
These truly are the king of dogs when it comes to companionship
friendliness and intelligence. Picture attached of Mollie at 11
weeks.

This is my third collie I have had
a sable/white and tri colour and now a Blue Merle, but which ever
you choose you get a fantastic dog - Jo & Stan -
Yorks

Picture of Amity from Jan in Oz - Thanks

Hi, This is Amity my wonderful friend. She was a pound dog,
her owner had to go into a Nursing Home. We think she was a show dog by the way
she stands, she was also fully trained when we got her.

Now she spends her life lying around and visiting old folks in Homes. These
collies seem to have the perfect temperament for a Pet Therapy dog. She is now
nine years old. This photo is not the best one of her but there just seems to
be something in her eyes ....... Amity .... it means Friendship.

Regards - Jan from Oz

We lost our first rough coat tri-colored Collie named
Nevada last year, he was nearly 14 years old. We found another Collie
named Prince.

Photos of Prince - Sent in by Jim and Kay - Thanks

We lost our first rough coat tri-colored Collie named
Nevada last year, he was nearly 14 years old. We found another Collie
named Prince.

Prince was adopted last year from Montreal Canada and now
lives in Connecticut with my wife and me. He loves the Shoreline and walks the
beach during the cooler months. He is so friendly and loves people.

Prince is now 8 years old, we will provide him with the
best remaining years yet to come. Take care of your doggie... 12 to 15 years
isn't long enough. View him from his web-site:
animalrescuenetwork Love the video on Teddy,
he's so fast. Jim and Kay

Top of the morning everyone!
Our beloved Collie Prince passed away Aug 19, 2012 at 2:12 p.m.... This photo was taken on Jan 20, 2012. Prince will never be forgotten.
Love every animal... for tomorrow is another beautiful day with them.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim & Kay.

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Just on this site for the first
time and I also have a collie pup she's 6 months old now
and we love her to bits and that's how my best golf
glove is now.............in bits but we still love her.

Hi. I had 2 collies, with the first names DOUSKA....I
got her in Scotland while on holiday, and brought her
home to live in Ireland. She was the sweetest sweetest
and cleverest dog I ever had, and I had a snow white
Alsatian before her call Sasha. When i left home to move
into my first house on my own, my mother was so upset at
the thought of Sasha moving out with me, I decided to
leave her with my mom. I also left Douska with my
mother while going on holiday, but she had an
unfortunate accident and died. I got another rough
collie a year later and called her Douska 2. When family
started to arrive we gave her to friends who had just
lost their dog to old age, and they were thrilled to
give her a new home where she was was just one of the
family. We are now considering getting a new collie as
our family are grown up and we miss having a dog around.
To me, a Rough collie is the perfect dog as your best
friend.

Gracie, my 4 year old collie died
in May. She had
Blastomycosis. She was the love of my
life and I miss her every day. There is not a sweeter
dog than a Collie. Cherish each and every day that you
have with your Collie.

aw aw aw aw aw thats all I have to say! they are all
sooo cute and i love them all! Collies are always cute
though !

We have a blue merle called tammy
she is nine years and two months old since last august
she has started having fits we never had this in our
last rough collie so it was a bit of a shock to us and
her we were given tablets for her by the vet which did
not seem to help her she was having them twice monthly
we stopped giving these tablets as they were having no
effect so decided to omit tablets she still having them
but further apart which we putting up with not very nice
to watch but when once out of the fit back to her normal
self just had her groomed still looks her scruffy self
but we love her standing by me now waiting to be fed but
its to early i tell her so she settles down to wait
until I move. Enjoyed the video. Bye for now

My darling rough coat collie Zip died last week at
the age of 14 years and 8 months. We were blessed to have had him
that long.

So excited get our little blue merle bitch in 3
weeks time can't wait!. My partner lost his best friend this year
suddenly, how uncanny she was born on his birthday, how special. Jo and Stan
Yorkshire. R.I.P. Trace........

This website was good on info and I really liked the video of
Teddy

i really like this website. I really want collies really badly
but my dad won't buy me one . i find this website useful and got most of the
information about collies, I really enjoy the video of teddy and i loved all of
the picture So CUTE!!

I do not have a dog but I really want one really bad!

that was brill

hi this is Georgina from Edinburgh i have recently lost my tri
colour rough collie but i have got a new puppy tri colour bitch. i have found
this website really useful and liked looking at the pictures and enjoyed the
video of Teddy

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